Installation shot of Andy Warhol's Liz and De Kooning's Woman VI at The Andy Warhol Museum, Americanisms Exhibition, 2002

Procedure:

1. Look at the paintings again and list adjectives that come to mind.

2. Review your Intuitive Response from Step 2. Combine the adjectives from both lists.

3. Students should combine ideas from their writing in Step 2 Intuitive Response, and Step 4 Research and Analysis, to write their own critique or “point of view” about the paintings, Warhol’s Liz and De Kooning’s Woman VI. Students should address the following:

What is your critical judgment (positive or negative) about the work? Support your judgment with informed reasoning.

How do you think each artist portrayed women?

How do the formal elements of each painting and the artist’s technique support the meaning or your understanding of the work?

In what ways did each artist reflect the values of his time?

In what ways are these paintings and the ideas they communicate relevant or irrelevant to viewers today?

4. Review the students’ writing samples in class and discuss the strengths and weakness of their arguments.